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=={{tp|sitelen pona}}==
TheA proposed {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|yutu}} ({{sp|yutu}}) depicts a {{w|star shape}} with [[emitters]].
 
==References==

Revision as of 03:10, 26 April 2024

Caution: The subject of this article is just for fun. It might not be meant or appropriate for serious use.
Star emoji in the Twemoji library, used on Discord.
Star emoji in the Twemoji library, used on Discord.
Pronunciation /ˈju.tu//j/ sounds like English Y, as in "fjord" or "hallelujah".
Usage 2023: Obscure (2% ↘︎ )Caution: Most speakers don't understand this word.2022: Obscure (3%)
Book and era No book (post-ku)
Part of speech Content word

yutu is an obscure humorous content word relating to the star emoji (⭐️).

Etymology

The word yutu is derived from Turkish yıldız, meaning "star". It was coined in 2021 by inari in the ma pona pi toki pona community. The letter y, shared with yupekosi, was originally a typo of j that was kept in the spelling as a joke.[1]

Semantic space

The semantic space of yutu includes the star emoji (Unicode codepoint: U+2B50, Discord shortcode: :star:), specifically as used to pin a message to a "starboard" channel in Discord servers such as ma pona pi toki pona.

sitelen pona

A proposed sitelen pona glyph for yutu (yutu) depicts a star shape with emitters.

References

  1. inari28 [@inari28]. (7 August 2021). [Message posted in the #tomo-suno channel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord.

    @inari28: :nimisin: yutu - discord star emoji
    -> turkish yıldız
    @mathmaster13: it has a y
    @inari28: i meant to write jutu but let's keep it yutu

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